Social Plastic is a new currency | David Katz | TEDxAcademy

every minute of every day of every week

every minute of every day of every week of every month of every year the

of every month of every year the

of every month of every year the equivalent of a garbage truck full of

equivalent of a garbage truck full of

equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic is entering the ocean and last

plastic is entering the ocean and last

plastic is entering the ocean and last year and the year before that and next

year and the year before that and next

year and the year before that and next year and the year after the continuous

year and the year after the continuous

year and the year after the continuous flow of plastic entering the ocean why

flow of plastic entering the ocean why

flow of plastic entering the ocean why should we care

should we care

should we care millions of seabirds and sea animals are

millions of seabirds and sea animals are

millions of seabirds and sea animals are dying from the ingestion of plastic we

dying from the ingestion of plastic we

dying from the ingestion of plastic we are experiencing the greatest rate of

are experiencing the greatest rate of

are experiencing the greatest rate of extinction in history all occurring in

extinction in history all occurring in

extinction in history all occurring in our lifetime

the irony that I find so relevant is

the irony that I find so relevant is that out of the history of humanity out

that out of the history of humanity out

that out of the history of humanity out of the history of life on the earth

of the history of life on the earth

of the history of life on the earth somewhere around eight point seven

somewhere around eight point seven

somewhere around eight point seven something like that nine million species

something like that nine million species

something like that nine million species existing today we represent only about

existing today we represent only about

existing today we represent only about 0.1% of all of the species that have

0.1% of all of the species that have

0.1% of all of the species that have ever existed meaning that there’s been

ever existed meaning that there’s been

ever existed meaning that there’s been somewhere around 10 billion species that

somewhere around 10 billion species that

somewhere around 10 billion species that have existed on the planet and yet we

have existed on the planet and yet we

have existed on the planet and yet we are the only ones that have the ability

are the only ones that have the ability

are the only ones that have the ability to care for all others just us now it

to care for all others just us now it

to care for all others just us now it may not seem like it when you look at

may not seem like it when you look at

may not seem like it when you look at the pictures but we do and that

the pictures but we do and that

the pictures but we do and that precisely is the origin of the plastic

precisely is the origin of the plastic

precisely is the origin of the plastic bank we are the world’s first

bank we are the world’s first

bank we are the world’s first organization to monetize plastic waste

organization to monetize plastic waste

organization to monetize plastic waste we are a global chain of stores for the

we are a global chain of stores for the

we are a global chain of stores for the ultra ultra poor where everything in the

ultra ultra poor where everything in the

ultra ultra poor where everything in the store is available to be purchased using

store is available to be purchased using

store is available to be purchased using plastic garbage and we offer school

plastic garbage and we offer school

plastic garbage and we offer school tuition medical insurance communications

tuition medical insurance communications

tuition medical insurance communications power sustainable cooking fuel

power sustainable cooking fuel

power sustainable cooking fuel high-efficiency stoves sanitation

high-efficiency stoves sanitation

high-efficiency stoves sanitation communication and a whole product range

communication and a whole product range

communication and a whole product range all available to be purchased using

all available to be purchased using

all available to be purchased using plastic garbage we’ve created a globally

plastic garbage we’ve created a globally

plastic garbage we’ve created a globally recognizable and tradable currency that

recognizable and tradable currency that

recognizable and tradable currency that is waste

now that waste we collect

now that waste we collect and we sell to great organizations

and we sell to great organizations

and we sell to great organizations around the world ones that want to

around the world ones that want to

around the world ones that want to exhibit to their customers that they’re

exhibit to their customers that they’re

exhibit to their customers that they’re doing everything they can to help not

doing everything they can to help not

doing everything they can to help not just clean the earth but to alleviate

just clean the earth but to alleviate

just clean the earth but to alleviate poverty inside it a blockchain based

poverty inside it a blockchain based

poverty inside it a blockchain based banking application what we’ve really

banking application what we’ve really

banking application what we’ve really done is we’ve created candy crush of

done is we’ve created candy crush of

done is we’ve created candy crush of recycling an application for the world –

recycling an application for the world –

recycling an application for the world – the more that they use it the more they

the more that they use it the more they

the more that they use it the more they earn we recognize that one out of every

earn we recognize that one out of every

earn we recognize that one out of every three children born today will never

three children born today will never

three children born today will never have a birth certificate how do you

have a birth certificate how do you

have a birth certificate how do you transcend poverty when you don’t have a

transcend poverty when you don’t have a

transcend poverty when you don’t have a sense of identity and now through the

sense of identity and now through the

sense of identity and now through the use of plastic garbage when you increase

use of plastic garbage when you increase

use of plastic garbage when you increase your return rate and engage your friends

your return rate and engage your friends

your return rate and engage your friends the more people that you bring into the

the more people that you bring into the

the more people that you bring into the system the more they use it the more

system the more they use it the more

system the more they use it the more that you clean it the better credit

that you clean it the better credit

that you clean it the better credit rating we can provide you the more

rating we can provide you the more

rating we can provide you the more access to financial tools you can

access to financial tools you can

access to financial tools you can receive the more reward inside of the

receive the more reward inside of the

receive the more reward inside of the whole system engaging the global north

when our collectors receive certain

when our collectors receive certain levels when they’ve achieved and

levels when they’ve achieved and

levels when they’ve achieved and collected volumes of material they can

collected volumes of material they can

collected volumes of material they can get messages from the north that can be

get messages from the north that can be

get messages from the north that can be recognized for their contribution to

recognized for their contribution to

recognized for their contribution to society into humanity an ability for the

society into humanity an ability for the

society into humanity an ability for the unseen to be seen a stewardship of all

unseen to be seen a stewardship of all

unseen to be seen a stewardship of all people in all things

one of the beautiful models that were

one of the beautiful models that were just about to execute in Brazil includes

just about to execute in Brazil includes

just about to execute in Brazil includes congregations the church where

congregations the church where

congregations the church where parishioners are encouraged to not just

parishioners are encouraged to not just

parishioners are encouraged to not just bring offering on Sunday but to bring

bring offering on Sunday but to bring

bring offering on Sunday but to bring their recycling with them as well

their recycling with them as well

their recycling with them as well engaging every community in the service

engaging every community in the service

engaging every community in the service of creation and the stewardship of the

of creation and the stewardship of the

of creation and the stewardship of the poor inside of everything what we

poor inside of everything what we

poor inside of everything what we instead of everything that we do is a

instead of everything that we do is a

instead of everything that we do is a exponential idea how do we engage the

exponential idea how do we engage the

exponential idea how do we engage the world how do we share the message and

world how do we share the message and

world how do we share the message and engage still so much to do and I

engage still so much to do and I

engage still so much to do and I recognize that there was so much that we

recognize that there was so much that we

recognize that there was so much that we needed to do this idea this origin that

needed to do this idea this origin that

needed to do this idea this origin that I had how was I about to engage the

I had how was I about to engage the

I had how was I about to engage the world’s biggest companies how is I going

world’s biggest companies how is I going

world’s biggest companies how is I going to engage communities in poverty and

to engage communities in poverty and

to engage communities in poverty and illiteracy and scarcity what would that

illiteracy and scarcity what would that

illiteracy and scarcity what would that look like what would that be

look like what would that be

look like what would that be the gift was I embarked I began to take

the gift was I embarked I began to take

the gift was I embarked I began to take step by step started to gather the world

step by step started to gather the world

step by step started to gather the world around me utilizing technology utilizing

around me utilizing technology utilizing

around me utilizing technology utilizing communications utilizing exponential

communications utilizing exponential

communications utilizing exponential thought we began and I knew that every

thought we began and I knew that every

thought we began and I knew that every time I took a step every time they

time I took a step every time they

time I took a step every time they engage someone beside me every time I

engage someone beside me every time I

engage someone beside me every time I moved forward the word would spread the

moved forward the word would spread the

moved forward the word would spread the action would spread

the gift of becoming the gift of

the gift of becoming the gift of engaging people the more that I rose the

engaging people the more that I rose the

engaging people the more that I rose the more that I went forward the more people

more that I went forward the more people

more that I went forward the more people would rise beside me our best self

would rise beside me our best self

would rise beside me our best self carried forward

carried forward

carried forward this beautiful expression and I learned

this beautiful expression and I learned

this beautiful expression and I learned that every time I would take a step life

that every time I would take a step life

that every time I would take a step life would grow people would rise and I

would grow people would rise and I

would grow people would rise and I learned in all of that that the more

learned in all of that that the more

learned in all of that that the more that I became the more the world would

that I became the more the world would

that I became the more the world would change and I recognized in all of it

change and I recognized in all of it

change and I recognized in all of it that I didn’t need to change the world I

that I didn’t need to change the world I

that I didn’t need to change the world I just needed to change myself the journey

just needed to change myself the journey

just needed to change myself the journey of the plastic bank thank you

of the plastic bank thank you

of the plastic bank thank you [Applause]

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